What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Camp Leader position at City of Boise?
Summary Statement
The Youth Camp Leader instructs and facilitates youth in a summer camp setting through a variety of indoor and outdoor recreational activities. This position leads organized activities and supports youth participation in a structured camp environment.
The majority of activities take place outdoors. Responsibilities include facilitating recreational activities, supporting participant engagement, and helping maintain a safe and positive program environment.
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older.
This position is designated as At-Will.
Essential Functions
Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training
Applicants Must Be Able To Pass
The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Efforts
While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds. Also, the employee is occasionally pushing/pulling up to 35 pounds. The noise level is occasionally moderate. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.
Working Environment
The Youth Camp Leader instructs and facilitates youth in a summer camp setting through a variety of indoor and outdoor recreational activities. This position leads organized activities and supports youth participation in a structured camp environment.
The majority of activities take place outdoors. Responsibilities include facilitating recreational activities, supporting participant engagement, and helping maintain a safe and positive program environment.
Applicants must be 16 years of age or older.
This position is designated as At-Will.
Essential Functions
- Instructs and supervises youths ages 4-12 in recreational/educational activities in and around Boise. Works with youth camp supervisor and administrative staff on program development and implementation. Responsible for the well-being of participants while taking part in scheduled activities. Identifies concerns or issues involving camps or participants and brings to the attention of supervisor.
- Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.
Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training
- Certification or demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in the specific camp discipline/activity.
- Deal with individuals in a friendly and tactful manner
- Work varied hours including evenings and weekends
- Display an attitude of cooperation and work harmoniously with all levels of city employees, the general public and other organizations
- Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance
- Complete assignments in a timely fashion
- Understand and comply with all rules, policies and regulations
- Maintain prompt and regular attendance
- Perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- One year of experience working with youths from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Certified in First Aid and CPR.
Applicants Must Be Able To Pass
- City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation.
- Drug Free Workplace:
- In accordance with the City of Boise Drug Free Workplace Regulation, this position is designated as safety sensitive and is subject to testing requirements including Post Offer Applicant Testing, Random Testing, Reasonable Suspicion, Post - Accident, etc. Applicants will be required to submit to screening for illegal drug use prior to hire. Appointment to this position is contingent upon a negative pre-employment drug test.
- This position is required to work directly with and oversee minors in the absence of their parent or guardian, or work directly with and oversee vulnerable adults in the absence of their caretaker or guardian.
The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Efforts
While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally lifting/carrying up to 35 pounds. Also, the employee is occasionally pushing/pulling up to 35 pounds. The noise level is occasionally moderate. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity.
Working Environment
- The work environment will include outdoor weather conditions. Work includes protected exposure to bodily fluids.
- This position works: varying hours depending on camp times